Senior Officers of the IAF - 1969 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal (1567 GD(O))1969-07-16 to 1973-01-15
--------do---------DelhiAir Chief Marshal Arjan Singh (1577 GD(P))1966-01-15 to 1969-07-15 - Retired
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Hirendra Nath Chatterjee (1620 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1971-03-23
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Shivdev Singh (1595 GD(P))1968-03-01 to 1969-07-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer (1614 GD(P))1969-08-06 to 1973-03-31
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Yeshwant Vinayak Malse (1616 GD(P))1969-08-11 to 1972-03-31
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (1639 GD(P))1968-01-01 to 1969-08-06
Cmdt, Armed Forces Medical CollegePuneAir Marshal Madhukar Mallanah Shrinagesh (1665 MED)1969-03-06 to 1973-12-01
DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer (1614 GD(P))1968-03-01 to 1969-08-04
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (1639 GD(P))1969-08-07 to 1971-02-28
VCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Ramaswami Rajaram (1573 GD(O))1966-12-13 to 1969-06-18 - Died in Service
--------do---------DelhiAir Marshal Shivdev Singh (1595 GD(P))1969-07-15 to 1973-03-31
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Yeshwant Vinayak Malse (1616 GD(P))1966-11-11 to 1969-08-08
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Teja Singh Virk (1621 GD(O))1969-08-30 to 1971-12-31
AOC, Western IndiaPuneAir Vice Marshal Victor Srihari (1624 GD(O))1968-04-10 to 1969-08-29
--------do---------PuneAir Vice Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit (1707 GD(P))1969-09-24 to 1971-07-14
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandAllahabadAir Vice Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar (1644 GD(P))1968-03-29 to 1971-03-31
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Hari Chand Dewan (1598 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1971-03-23
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Teja Singh Virk (1621 GD(O))1966-08-10 to 1969-08-22
--------do---------BangaloreAir Vice Marshal Victor Srihari (1624 GD(O))1969-08-30 to 1972-03-03
Director (Operations), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Syed Abbas Hussain (1706 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1970-07-18
Director (Policy and Plan, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Krishna Mahesh Agerwala (1648 GD(O))1968-04-10 to 1970-06-11
Director (Signals), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Krishnamahari Narasimhan (2278 RAD)1969-10-24 to 1970-05-22
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Kanianthra Alexander Joseph (2960 SIGS)1966-03-01 to 1969-10-23
DMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Ajit Nath (1666 MED)1969-03-07 to 1974-12-31
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao (1727 GD(P))1968-03-27 to 1971-07-14
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Maurice Barker (1691 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1971-03-07
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Dadi Ardeshir Mehta (1625 GD(N))1967-01-25 to 1971-07-30

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